Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Basic Trigonometric Equations - 7.4 Exercises - Page 568: 2

Answer

no, infinitely many

Work Step by Step

The basic equation $\sin x=2$ has no solutions, whereas the basic equation $\sin x=0.3$ has infinitely many solutions. This is because 2 is not in the range of $\sin x$, which can only take on values in $[-1, 1]$, whereas $x=\sin^{-1}0.3+2k\pi$ and $x=(2k+1)\pi-\sin^{-1}0.3$ are solutions of $\sin x=0.3$ for all integers $k$.
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